Nordic Floor Joists

Nordic i joist solutions for fire resistant floors.

Nordic floor joists. Compared to conventional lumber they offer many well known attributes and benefits including light weight ease of installation a variety of lengths and design options. Residential design and construction guide. 1 lbf 4 448 n 1 lbf ft 1 356 n m 1 lbf in2 0 00287 n m2 1 inch 25 4 mm. Allowable clear span applicable to residential floor construction with a design live load of 40 psf and dead load of 10 psf.

Spans are based on a composite floor with glued nailed sheathing meeting the requirements for apa rated sheathing or apa rated sturd i floor conforming to prp 108 ps 1 or ps 2 with a minimum thickness of 19 32 inch 40 20 or 20 oc for a joist spacing of 19 2 inches or less or 23 32 inch 48 24 or 24 oc for a joist spacing of 24 inches. Nordic i joists provide a first rate solution for residential multiresidential and commercial construction projects. Nordic i joists provide a first rate solution for residential multiresidential and commercial construction projects. Pwi spi i joist proprietary fire resistance rated assemblies.

Compared to conventional lumber they offer many well known attributes and benefits including light weight ease of installation a variety of lengths and design options multiple spans the possibility of drilling holes through their web and a larger surface. Nordic engineered wood i joists use only finger jointed black spruce lumber in their flanges ensuring consistent quality superior strength and longer span carrying capacity. Pwt wij 45 01 06 17 33. I joists lvl joists and open web floor trusses.

The live load deflection is limited to l 480 and the total load deflection to l 240. Installation guide for residential floors 17x11 nordic joist. Design properties for nordic i joists a b for si.